Current Suspected Overdose Deaths in Delaware for 2024: Get Help Now!

Find school water testing results and additional resources

Attention Medicaid Participants: Eligibility Renewals Restarted April 1, 2023

Delaware.gov logo

DRINKING WATER NOTICE



DRINKING WATER WARNING
FOR PARENTS OF INFANTS 6 MONTHS AND YOUNGER
DO NOT USE THE WATER FOR INFANT FORMULA

High nitrate levels were detected in February 2015.
Bottled water should be used.
Adults and children older than 6 months can drink the water.

A routine sample collected on February 25, 2015 showed a nitrate concentration in the drinking water of 13.6 mg/L. This is above the nitrate standard, or maximum contaminant level, of 10 mg/L that the State of Delaware, Division of Public Health has adopted.

Possible Health Effects

  • Infants below the age of six months who drink water containing nitrate in excess of the maximum contaminant level could become seriously ill and, if untreated, may die. Symptoms include shortness of breath and blue baby syndrome. Blue baby syndrome is indicated by blueness of the skin. Nitrate is a concern for infants because they cannot process nitrates in the same way adults can.
  • Symptoms in infants can develop rapidly, with health deteriorating over a period of days. If symptoms occur in a child less than 6 months old, seek medical attention immediately.
  • If you are pregnant or have specific health concerns, you may wish to consult your doctor.

Steps We Are Taking

We will investigate the installation of treatment or drilling a new well to resolve the nitrate issue.

We anticipate resolving the problem within six months. We will inform you when this problem has been corrected. For more information, please contact Pastor Parker at 302- 242-0015 or Sabrina Youngblood Environmental Health Specialist II with the Office of Drinking Water at 302-741-8593.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly.

This notice is proved by Nehemiah 6:3.

Public Water System ID#: N/A

Date Distributed: 03/23/15



+